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Jack Mintz: Life with the U.S. ain’t easy these days

We need to lower our elbows and, as soon as possible, shake hands on whatever reasonable trade deal we can get

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We shouldn’t be surprised to see new Trump tariffs coming down the pike despite the harm they do to the American economy. The U.S. Supreme Court having disallowed most of Trump’s second-term tariffs, the administration is adopting new ones to replace April’s 10 per cent tariffs on most imports, which expire today.

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